Much of the excitement we get out of our work is that we don't really know what we are doing.
Edsger DijkstraProduction speed is severely slowed down if one works with half-time people who have other obligations as well. This is at least a factor of four; probably it is worse.
Edsger DijkstraIn passing I draw attention to another English expression which often occurs in Dutch texts: "the real world". In Dutch - and I am afraid not in Dutch alone - its usage is almost always a symptom of a violent anti-intellectualism.
Edsger Dijkstra